| Exodus/Shmot 1:6 | And Joseph, his brothers, and that entire generation died… | וַיָּמׇת יוֹסֵף וְכׇל־אֶחָיו וְכֹל הַדּוֹר הַהוּא׃ |
| 1:8 | Then Egypt had a new king, who did not know Joseph. | וַיָּקׇם מֶלֶךְ־חָדָשׁ עַל־מִצְרָיִם אֲשֶׁר לֹא־יָדַע אֶת־יוֹסֵף׃ |
| 1:9 | He said to [the Egyptians]: there are more children of Israel than there are us. | וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל־עַמּוֹ הִנֵּה עַם בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל רַב וְעָצוּם מִמֶּנּוּ׃ |
| 1:10 | Let’s be smart about it, so they will not join our enemies to fight against us. | הָבָה נִתְחַכְּמָה לוֹ פֶּן־יִרְבֶּה וְהָיָה כִּי־תִקְרֶאנָה מִלְחָמָה וְנוֹסַף גַּם־הוּא עַל־שֹׂנְאֵינוּ וְנִלְחַם־בָּנוּ וְעָלָה מִן־הָאָרֶץ׃ |
1:11 | [The Egyptians] imposed heavy taxes in the form of forced labor [of the children of Israel], who built Pithom and Raamses for Pharoah… | וַיָּשִׂימוּ עָלָיו שָׂרֵי מִסִּים לְמַעַן עַנֹּתוֹ בְּסִבְלֹתָם וַיִּבֶן עָרֵי מִסְכְּנוֹת לְפַרְעֹה אֶת־פִּתֹם וְאֶת־רַעַמְסֵס׃ |
| 1:14 | [The Egyptians] embittered their lives with hard work, with bricks and mortar, and all sorts of work in the field, in order to make [the chi ldren of Israel] subservient. | וַיְמָרְרוּ אֶת־חַיֵּיהֶם בַּעֲבֹדָה קָשָׁה בְּחֹמֶר וּבִלְבֵנִים וּבְכׇל־עֲבֹדָה בַּשָּׂדֶה אֵת כׇּל־עֲבֹדָתָם אֲשֶׁר־עָבְדוּ בָהֶם בְּפָרֶךְ׃ |
Ingredients as shown:
- Boiled waxy potatoes (you can use apples instead)
- Mayonnaise (or substitute nut butter to go with the apples)
- Cilantro (or parsley or mint sprig or green onion)
Tools:
- Sharp knife to cut potatoes (can be completed ahead of time)
- Dull knife or spoon to spread “mortar”
Instructions:
- TO PREPARE: Cut potato into long “bricks.” Try to make the height relatively even. For younger children especially, you will want to do this ahead of time to avoid too much frustration. A few short pieces for the ends to have offset layers will be fine. Be realistic about how much kids will eat; I hate to waste! Turn the cut off parts into potato salad.
- Taking one potato piece at a time, spread a bit of mayonnaise on the bottom and right side (opposite if the maker is a leftie). Repeat with 2 or 3 more pieces.
3. Add second layer.
4. Continue until you have the wall you want. Unless the “bricks” are very wide, it will be no more than 4 layers, and probably 3 before it collapses (I managed 5).
5. What motivated us? Fear, unfortunately. Take cilantro. Snip to desired size, remove leaves.
6. Curl the stem around a finger, then you have your curled whip.
When you are done, chop up the cilantro, and have a delicious potato salad!